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Description of the incident:

The foreman instructed the victim from the stringer deck (3 levels above accident location) to remove the covers of 6 different tanks located on three different decks (levels) in the FPSO hull aft Machinery Space, in preparation of such “cleaning inspections”.
The victim & his coworker removed two tanks covers on the stringer deck. They then went down to the 3rd deck and removed three additional covers on three other tanks. They then went down to the 4th deck.
The victim and his coworker then discovered that the last “tank” they had to work on (“tank” is the word inappropriately used on the instruction list given by the foreman to the victim) was not a tank, but a box containing solenoid valves. According to his coworker, the victim assumed that the “tank” he had to work on was the one next to this box (the hydrophore skid is located just 2 – 3 m from the solenoid valve deck box) and started to remove the cover.
The victim removed all but 2 bolts with a hand tool / spanner, standing on the hydrophore skid control panel (i.e., he was not standing or kneeling on top of the tank cover at that time).
As the two last bolts were too tight, he went up to the 3rd deck to look for and take back a pneumatic tool / impact wrench. He came back and this time climbed onto the top cover of the hydrophore tank. At that time his co-worker was holding the air hose on the floor.
The victim removed the first remaining bolt and when he started to remove the last bolt the cover blew off and violently hit his belly.
After the dust went away, the coworker found the victim laying on top of the then-opened top hole of the hydrophore tank.
The victim was quickly evacuated to Ulsan University Hospital but died in life support about 2 hours later.

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Please be informed that a fatality incident had occurred on the 16th.October at approx. 1500 hrs.

Four riggers assigned on the temporary working platform for the installation of the boom vent. The boom vent collapsed and subsequently the 4 riggers fell down. The incident has resulted one fatality and 3 injuries. The degree of the injurious victims are subject to the confirmation.

The purpose of this Early Safety alert is to disseminate incident sharing within our operations as LL and immediate corrective action to ensure similar incident will not repeated.

Please put extra effort and initiatives to our current and remaining works specially for risers installation in ensuring hazards and risks associated with the works are properly managed.

Special attention by all parties is required especially to the temporary working platform, staging and to any of the temporary installation aids that will be and being used in our operations. Pre task and on the job inspection shall be carried out continuously. This shall be frequently checked during bad weather of any form.

Pls share this incident with all crews and all spread vessels within your operations. The further detail incident information will be cascade to all once we receive official incident sharing.